Japanese WWII Type 30, Tokyo Arsenal, Serial Number on Tang
This item is listed for historical interest only. It was listed on our site previously but has been sold and is no longer available for purchase.
Sold for: $125.00

Original era manufacture. An unusual variant with the serial number on the blade tang instead of the pommel. According to Ray Labar's book, "Bayonets of Japan", bayonets with serial numbered tangs were in the first 221,000 production range made at the Tokyo Arsenal rather than Kokura. Other sources state this production ocurred between 1897 and 1923. Hooked guard, rounded bird head pommel, contoured wood grips with a bright finished blade. The blade shows a bright steel overall with an arsenal sharpened edge and sharp tip. The wood grips show gouges in their surfaces near the screw escutcheons and a crack in the reverse grip plate, still decent enough. Steel scabbard with a blue finished surface, no denting to speak of. Scarce early manufacture Type 30 bayonet.